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Today I have been knitting up butternut squash… It was a suggestion from Caiden, he loves butternut soup:) It’s an easy and simple little pattern I have knitted with the magic loop, but you can easily knit it up with DPNs in the round as well… I think a few of them knitted up and placed in a bowl would look quite fetching and even displayed on an Autumn / Fall nature table would look quite sweet too… We are venturing into Spring here in the southern hemisphere and we have just finished planting these lovely vegetables, so many varieties of pumpkin and squash, I can’t wait to see what they look like…

Materials:

A few grams of handspun butternut squash yarn

Green yarn for the stalk

4mm circular needles or DPNs

Merino fleece

Wool sewing needle

Love:)

Pattern:Cast on 10 stitches and join for knitting in the roundRound 1: KnitRound 2: Knit into the front and back of each stitch. (20 stitches)Round 3: KnitRound 4: (Knit 2 stitches, knit into the front and back of the next stitch) all across the round and knit 2 stitches on the end of the round. (26 stitches)Round 5: KnitRound 6: (Knit 2 stitches, knit into the front and facb of the next stitch) all across the round and knit 2 stitches on the end of the round. (34 stitches)Round 7: KnitRound 8: (Knit 2 stitches, knit into the fron and fack of the next stitch) all across the round and knit 1 stitch on the end of the round. (45 stitches)Rounds 9-19: KnitRound 20: (Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together all across the round) (30 stitches)Round 21: KnitRound 22: KnitRound 23: (Knit 5 stitches, knit 2 stitches together) across the round, knit 2 stitches on the end of the round. (26 stitches)Round 24: KnitRound 25: (Knit 5 stitches, knit 2 stitches together across the round) knit 5 stitches on the end of the round. ( 23 stitches)Rounds 26-31: KnitRound 32: (Knit 5 stitches, knit 2 stitches together across the round) knit 5 stitches on the end of the round. ( 20 stitches)Rounds 33-45: KnitRound 46: (Knit 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches together across the round) knit 2 stitches on the end of the round. (17 stitches)Round 47: KnitRound 48: (Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together across the round) knit 2 stitches on the end of the round. (12 stitches)

Break thread and thread yarn onto a wool needle. Thread the wool needle through the stitches, remove the knitting needles, stuff with fleece, shaping as you go to get the butternut shape. When finish, pull tight and finish off. Sew in the thread at the base of your butternut.

Stem:Pick up 4 stitches with a double pointed needle and knit an i-cord for an inch or so. Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, keep knitting together until you have one stitch left and bind off.

Measurements when finished:7 inches tall to the top of the stalk, knitted in a handspun yarn.